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Photos: Dubai-based travel photographer shares pictures of the wildlife in Kenya, and Tanzania

Rico X captures stunning photos of his safari adventures

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Manuel Almario, Senior News Editor
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Elephants enjoying the water at sunset. Amboseli National Park, Kenya.
Rico X. (Instagram: @adventures_of_rico)/Gulf News reader
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Sunrise appearing over Kilimanjaro. Amboseli National Park, Kenya.
Rico X. (Instagram: @adventures_of_rico)/Gulf News reader
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A dazzle of Zebra retreat for the afternoon. Amboseli National Park, Kenya.
Rico X. (Instagram: @adventures_of_rico)/Gulf News reader
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A sole elephant. Amboseli National Park, Kenya.
Rico X. (Instagram: @adventures_of_rico)/Gulf News reader
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A leopard moving in the grass. Maasai Mara, Kenya.
Rico X. (Instagram: @adventures_of_rico)/Gulf News reader
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Cheetahs watching the sunset. Maasai Mara, Kenya.
Rico X. (Instagram: @adventures_of_rico)/Gulf News reader
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Vultures of Maasai Mara, Kenya.
Rico X. (Instagram: @adventures_of_rico)/Gulf News reader
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Young leopard cub out for a stroll. Maasai Mara, Kenya.
Rico X. (Instagram: @adventures_of_rico)/Gulf News reader
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Mother and a cub go out for a stroll in Maasai Mara National Park, Kenya.
Rico X. (Instagram: @adventures_of_rico)/Gulf News reader
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A cheetah staring down its prey in the distance thinking about whether to chase or not. Maasai Mara, Kenya.
Rico X. (Instagram: @adventures_of_rico)/Gulf News reader
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A cheetah chase. Maasai Mara, Kenya.
Rico X. (Instagram: @adventures_of_rico)/Gulf News reader
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A cheetah chase. Maasai Mara, Kenya.
Rico X. (Instagram: @adventures_of_rico)/Gulf News reader
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A cheetah chase. Maasai Mara, Kenya.
Rico X. (Instagram: @adventures_of_rico)/Gulf News reader
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A cheetah chase. Maasai Mara, Kenya.
Rico X. (Instagram: @adventures_of_rico)/Gulf News reader
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A cheetah chase. Maasai Mara, Kenya.
Rico X. (Instagram: @adventures_of_rico)/Gulf News reader
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Yawning lion. Maasai Mara, Kenya.
Rico X. (Instagram: @adventures_of_rico)/Gulf News reader
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Cubs having some cuddle time. Maasai Mara, Kenya.
Rico X. (Instagram: @adventures_of_rico)/Gulf News reader
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Is this my best side? Maasai Mara, Kenya.
Rico X. (Instagram: @adventures_of_rico)/Gulf News reader
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This is definitely my best side. Maasai Mara, Kenya.
Rico X. (Instagram: @adventures_of_rico)/Gulf News reader
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Wildebeest during the migration making Mara River crossing. Mara River, Tanzania.
Rico X. (Instagram: @adventures_of_rico)/Gulf News reader
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The great migration. Mara River, Tanzania.
Rico X. (Instagram: @adventures_of_rico)/Gulf News reader
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Exhausted wildebeest make it to the other side while crossing the Mara River during the migration. Mara River, Tanzania.
Rico X. (Instagram: @adventures_of_rico)/Gulf News reader
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Zebra and Wildebeest crossing the Mara River, Tanzania
Rico X. (Instagram: @adventures_of_rico)/Gulf News reader
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Wildebeest make their long way to start grazing on the “other” side after crossing the Mara River, Tanzania.
Rico X. (Instagram: @adventures_of_rico)/Gulf News reader
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Panic in the migration. Mara River, Tanzania.
Rico X. (Instagram: @adventures_of_rico)/Gulf News reader

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